The 2022 Valletta Cup was a

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(T20I) cricket tournament held in Malta between 10 and 15 May 2022. It was the third edition of the

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. The venue for the series was the Marsa Sports Club in

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. The participating teams were the hosts

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along with

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and

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. Malta were the defending champions having defeated

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in the final of the 2021 edition. Bulgaria and Gibraltar returned after finishing the 2021 tournament in third and fourth places, respectively. The Czech Republic and Hungary last featured in the 2019 Valletta Cup, in which the Czechs beat a Hungary XI in the final. In a round-robin game against Bulgaria, Gibraltar put on an unbeaten 213 runs for the first wicket, the fourth highest opening partnerships in men's T20Is. Malta secured a place in the final on day three with a game to spare, after winning their first four matches. Romania reached the final after a rapid run-chase against Gibraltar, and they went on to defeat the hosts by 9 runs in the final.

Squads

The Czech Republic also named Kranthi Venkataswamy and Neeraj Tyagi as reserves.

Round-robin

Points table

* Advanced to the

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* Advanced to the third-place play-off * Advanced to the fifth-place play-off

Fixtures

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Fifth-place play-off

Third-place play-off

Final

References

External links

Series home at ESPNcricinfo
Associate international cricket competitions in 2022

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